[Federal Register: October 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 207)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-ES-2010-N236; 92220-1113-0000-F5]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0094; Federal Fish
and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Native Endangered and
Threatened Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on November
30, 2010. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before November 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-
ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail), or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0094.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Native Endangered and Threatened Species, 50 CFR 13 and 17.
Service Form Number(s): 3-200-54, 3-200-55, and 3-200-56.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals/households, businesses, State and
local agencies, private organizations, and scientific and research
institutions.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for application forms and
notifications; annually for reports.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden: $55,000 for fees associated with
permit applications.
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Number of Number of Completion time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
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3-200-54--permit application.......... 11 11 3 hours................. 33
3-200-54--annual report............... 64 64 8 hours................. 512
3-200-54--notifications (incidental 2 2 1 hour.................. 2
take and change in landowner).
2-200-55--permit application.......... 579 579 4 hours................. 2,316
3-200-55--annual report............... 1,034 1,034 8 hours................. 8,272
3-200-55--notification (escape of 1 1 1 hour.................. 1
living wildlife).
3-200-56--permit application.......... 60 60 3 hours................. 180
3-200-56--annual report............... 748 748 10 hours................ 7,480
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Totals............................ 2,499 2,499 ........................ 18,796
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Abstract: Our Endangered Species Program uses information that we
collect on permit applications to determine the eligibility of
applicants for permits requested in accordance with the criteria in
various Federal wildlife conservation laws, including:
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1374).
Service regulations implementing these statutes and treaties are in
Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). These regulations stipulate general and specific requirements
that when met allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that
are otherwise prohibited. This IC includes the following permit
application forms and the reporting requirements for each permit:
(1) FWS Form 3-200-54--Enhancement of Survival Permits Associated
with Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with
Assurances.
(2) FWS Form 3-200-55--Permits for Scientific Purposes, Enhancement
of Propagation or Survival (i.e., Recovery) and Interstate Commerce.
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(3) FWS Form 3-200-56--Incidental Take Permits Associated with a
Habitat Conservation Plan.
Comments: On March 10, 2010, we published in the Federal Register
(75 FR 11192) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this
ICR. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on May
10, 2010. We did not receive any comments.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: October 19, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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